On this episode, we talk about the importance of the support provided by therapists during rehab and the incredible power of hope.
Cindy Kolbe has been a lifelong disability advocate—even before her youngest daughter’s spinal cord injury. In her memoir, Struggling with Serendipity, she shares about her battle with depression and guilt after her daughter's injury. Since the injury, Cindy and her daughter have shared many adventures which Cindy calls "unexpected," from during her daughter's time in rehab in their small town in Ohio to time they spent at Harvard, on Capitol Hill, and around the world. Cindy has now signed a movie contract with a producer/writer who is shopping Struggling with Serendipity to Hollywood movie studios. Her motto is: “If you never give up, hope wins.”
To connect with Cindy:
Email -
cindy@strugglingwithserendipity.comTwitter - @cindy_kolbe
Facebook Page - Struggling with Serendipity
Instagram - @cindybkolbe
Website/blog -
www.strugglingwithserendipity.comYouTube Channel: Struggling with Serendipity
Resources and quotes from the episode:
Spinalpedia - a social mentoring network and video archive about the experiences of individuals with spinal cord injuries -
https://spinalpedia.com/Soul of a Citizen book – “La esperanza muere al ultimo” (p. 326). Hope dies last – never lose hope, never give up. Here's the author's website:
https://www.paulloeb.org/soul-study/Dum spiro spero – as I breathe, I hope – there is always something for which one can hope.
